Drones
17 Feb
The Ondo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Wilfred Afolabi, has said that for the increasing rate of kidnappings and killings in the state to be effectively tackled, there is need for tracking devices and drones to be provided.
13 Feb
The German Defence Company Helsing will produce 6,000 more HX-2 combat drones for Ukraine, following an already completed delivery of 4,000 combat drones. The company made the announcement in Munich on Thursday. According to the company, the HX-2 combat drone has a range of up to 100 kilometres, and the use of artificial intelligence technology…
20 Dec
The National Boundary Commission (NBC), says it will deploy drones, advanced geospatial technologies, and mapping tools to improve
25 Nov
Billionaire Elon Musk, tapped by US President-elect Donald Trump to slash federal government spending, lashed out at modern fighter jets on Monday, saying that drones were the future of air combat. "Manned fighter jets are obsolete in the age of drones anyway. Will just get pilots killed," said the head of SpaceX, Tesla and X,…
19 Nov
The Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Mr Francis Alonyenu, says the introduction of drones into the operations of the command has eased most of the security challenges faced by the command. Alonyenu said this in an interview with the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Yenagoa, “The introduction of the drones helped us…
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The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has announced a general stakeholders' meeting in preparation for the 2025 Local Government Elections in the state. According to a notice signed by Hon. Justice Adolphus Enebeli (Rtd), Chairman/Chief Electoral Commissioner of RSIEC, the meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at the…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, said his government has walked its talk on the agricultural revolution in the state, hence the positive results being witnessed in its agribusiness sector. Makinde noted that the administration’s commitment to doing agriculture differently led to its creation of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) and…
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday a US freeze on military aid to Kyiv was visible at the country's logistics
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The French government has assured the leadership of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of more robust support in the areas of training, capacity building, and logistics to further boost the operational capability of the agency in its ongoing effort to curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. The assurance was…
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Peru's ousted ex-president Pedro Castillo went on trial accused of rebellion in Lima Tuesday for attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree to avoid impeachment for alleged graft. Castillo, a leftist former schoolteacher dubbed Peru's "first poor president" on his election in 2021, has been held in preventive custody since December 2022. He attended…
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The High Court of Ekiti State, presided over by Justice Adekunle Adeleye, yesterday sentenced two suspects, including Olaniyi Anu and Alobaloye Abidemi, to two years and life imprisonment, respectively, for conspiracy and gang rape of a 13-year-old minor. According to the statement of the victim of the rape, she was sent on an errand on…